Hey Micro- there's a yeast in my culture

<p>Yeasts are commonly isolated in clinical specimens, but they are significant in some specimens and not significant in others. There are also a variety of identification methods which can be used in the laboratory. On this episode, Vin chats to a fellow Microbiology podcaster - Luis Plaza of "Let's Talk Micro" about yeasts in clinical cultures. </p><p>About our Guest: </p><p>Luis Plaza </p><p>Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy 2002-2010. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Medical Laboratory Technician – United States Navy&nbsp;2007-2010</p><p>Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Central Florida</p><p>(completed 2013)</p><p>Master’s in Microbiology and Cell Science – University of Florida (degree in progress)</p><p>Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist in Microbiology at Advent Health Orlando,</p><p>Florida (2013 -present)</p><p>Microbiology Instructor at the University of Central Florida. (2019- present)</p><p>Podcast creator and host of Let’s Talk Micro- 2021- present). Explaining Microbiology in simple terms. Meant to be used as an educational tool for everyone in Microbiology, from students to professionals. Available on all podcast platforms. </p><p>Contact Luis at: letstalkmicro@outlook.com </p><p>Follow Lets Talk Micro on instagram and Twitter </p><p>Visit the Microbe Mail <a href="https://microbemail.captivate.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a> to sign up for updates </p><p>E-mail: <a href="mailto:mail.microbe@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mail.microbe@gmail.com</a></p><p>Twitter: @microbemail</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/https:/www.instagram.com/microbe_mail/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Microbe_Mail</a>&nbsp; </p><p>Facebook: Microbe Mail </p>